VW independent/submitted information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.08 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average, which has not moved in the last week, at $2.12 per gallon, according to […]
POSTED: 08/15/16 at 7:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Anthony G. “Tony” Freeland, 53, of Van Wert, passed away at 4:57 p.m. Friday, August 12, 2016, at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. He was born September 27, 1962, in Celina, the son of Ronald Freeland and Marilyn (Petrie) Freeland, who both survive in Celina. He married Lynne (Grunden) Freeland, who survives in […]
POSTED: 08/14/16 at 5:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent/submitted information Gasoline leaking into Town Creek has resulted in a portion of East Main Street being blocked off Sunday afternoon. A report was made Sunday of a chemical smell in the area of Washington Street and Central Avenue. The smell was later identified as coming from Town Creek and a visible petroleum slick […]
POSTED: 08/14/16 at 5:16 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Eight real estate agents affiliated with Straley Realty & Auctioneers Inc. have earned the 2016 President’s Sales Club awards presented by the Ohio Association of Realtors. Realtors Phil Fleming and Chester Straley received the Award of Distinction for sales from $2.5 million to $5 million from July 1, 2015, through June 30, […]
POSTED: 08/13/16 at 8:02 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Canadian musician Yuri Pool (right) and his band closed out this year’s Fountain Park Summer Music Series in rare fashion with a spectacular concert featuring the music of pop legend Paul McCartney during his years with The Beatles and Wings. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 08/13/16 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced the arrest of a man Friday morning on a sex-related charge. Sheriff Riggenbach said Nathan D. Kreischer, 25, of Ohio City, was arrested at Smiley Park on a charge of importuning, a felony of the fifth degree. The sheriff stated Kreischer allegedly made arrangements […]
POSTED: 08/13/16 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina), and House Speaker Clifford Rosenberger (R-Clarksville), announced the formation of the Ohio Joint Study Committee on Drug Use Prevention Education. The committee will examine the status of drug use prevention education in Ohio schools, and issue recommendations on options for implementing […]
POSTED: 08/13/16 at 7:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information This coming Friday, August 19, the Van Wert Area Community Concert Band will present its final park concert for the season in the band shell of Fountain Park in Van Wert. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. An all-new program of music has been prepared […]
POSTED: 08/13/16 at 7:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information A veterans benefit seminar will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, August 19, at the Van Wert County Council on Aging, 220 Fox Road in Van Wert. The seminar, conducted by the Van Wert County Veterans Service Office, will provide information on Veterans Administration (VA) disability compensation, VA pensions (aid and attendance), […]
POSTED: 08/13/16 at 7:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Pollinator species are experiencing population declines across the United States. In particular, the monarch butterfly has drastically declined here in Ohio and in the wintering grounds of Mexico. In response to this decline, the Ohio Division of Wildlife and other partners have created the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative (OPHI) to educate the […]
POSTED: 08/13/16 at 7:33 am. FILED UNDER: Farm